Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 10th, 2016 4:39PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Loose Dry.
Ian Jackson,
Avalanche Canada
Finally, a storm is on the horizon! Although precipitation amounts look to be minimal, increasing winds will raise the danger on Tues and Wed. Enjoy the "Green Brick" while it lasts!
Summary
Weather Forecast
A system is moving in and Monday will see clear skies with alpine winds increasing to moderate from the W/NW. Tuesday through Thursday we should see some light precipitation with moderate W winds and temperatures in the -5 to -15 range.
Check our weather stations for current conditions.
Snowpack Summary
There is about one meter of settled snow at treeline. 5-10 cm's of low density snow sits over the Jan 6th interface of surface hoar, facets and sun crust (on steep S and SW aspects). Below 2000m the Dec 3 layer of surface hoar and facets remains visible down 30- 60 cm but is currently dormant. Thin areas are faceting out and weakening.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches observed or reported today
Confidence
Problems
Loose Dry
Sluffs can be triggered in steep terrain by light loads. Take care in cliffy or lee terrain where mushrooms, tree bombs, or wind can move snow. The sluffs are running far and can gain enough mass to affect a climber, skier or boarder.
- On steep slopes, pull over periodically or cut into a new line to manage sluffing.
- Be aware of party members below you that may be exposed to your sluffs.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 11th, 2016 4:00PM
